Abraham said to his servant, the elder of his household who managed all he owned, ‘Place your hand under my thigh,
2 Samuel 12:17 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised The elders of his house stood beside him to get him up from the ground, but he was unwilling and would not eat anything with them. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the elders of his house arose, and went to him, to raise him up from the earth: but he would not, neither did he eat bread with them. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition His older house servants arose [in the night] and went to him to raise him up from the floor, but he would not, nor did he eat food with them. American Standard Version (1901) And the elders of his house arose, and stood beside him, to raise him up from the earth: but he would not, neither did he eat bread with them. Common English Bible The senior servants of his house approached him to lift him up off the ground, but he refused, and he wouldn’t eat with them either. Catholic Public Domain Version Then the elders of his house came, urging him to rise up from the ground. And he was not willing, nor would he eat a meal with them. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the ancients of his house came to make him rise from the ground: but he would not, neither did he eat meat with them. |
Abraham said to his servant, the elder of his household who managed all he owned, ‘Place your hand under my thigh,
All his sons and daughters tried to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. ‘No,’ he said. ‘I will go down to Sheol to my son, mourning.’ And his father wept for him.
On the seventh day the baby died. But David’s servants were afraid to tell him the baby was dead. They said, ‘Look, while the baby was alive, we spoke to him, and he wouldn’t listen to us. So how can we tell him the baby is dead? He may do something desperate.’
Then they came to urge David to eat food while it was still day, but David took an oath: ‘May God punish me and do so severely if I taste bread or anything else before sunset! ’
Then the king went to his palace and spent the night fasting. No diversions were brought to him, and he could not sleep.
He refused, saying, ‘I won’t eat,’ but when his servants and the woman urged him, he listened to them. He got up off the ground and sat on the bed.